A (Driver’s) License to Steal

You could call this scam a license to steal, and it certainly was—until it all came crashing down on the corrupt state employees and their accomplices who were selling California driver’s licenses for cash.

A (Driver’s) License to Steal

Between 2009 and 2012, those willing to pay anywhere from $500 to $2,500 to corrupt DMV employees could get a license with no questions asked.

You could call this scam a license to steal, and it certainly was—until it all came crashing down on the corrupt state employees and their accomplices who were selling California driver’s licenses for cash.

For at least three years, though, between 2009 and 2012, the scammers had a nearly seamless operation that netted a tidy profit. Those willing to pay anywhere from $500 to $2,500 to corrupt DMV employees could get a license with no questions asked.